What You Need to Know About Iran’s Surveillance Tech
Scientific American tech editor Sophie Bushwick explains how Iran is using surveillance tech against vulnerable citizens. [The above text is a transcript of this podcast.]
Five Tensions That Could Derail the COP 27 Climate Summit
The biggest climate event of the year kicks off Sunday in Egypt as a raft of challenges threaten global efforts to tame rising temperatures. Set against a backdrop of severe…
What Scientists Are Watching at the COP27 Climate Summit
It’s been a year since global leaders renewed their climate pledges at the landmark summit in Glasgow, UK. Next week, they’ll convene again in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, during the 27th United Nations…
RSV Is Surging: What We Know about This Common and Surprisingly Dangerous Virus
As flu season picks up and experts weigh concerns about another possible COVID surge, children’s hospitals are already filling with patients with another viral threat: respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.…
Does the UK need new nuclear plants like Sizewell C to reach net zero?
With the cost of renewables and batteries plummeting, some academics argue that the UK doesn’t need to build new nuclear power stations to achieve its net zero goal Environment |…
How the Higgs boson could reveal the fate of our universe
It’s just over ten years ago that the Higgs boson was first discovered. Physicist Toyoko Orimoto writes that the particle could lead us to more discoveries, such as if there…
Chinese rocket has crashed back to Earth but no one knows where
On Monday, China launched its Long March-5B rocket to carry the final module to the Tiangong space station – now it has fallen back to Earth, but no one yet…
Glass device can tell objects apart without needing a computer
A device that uses a piece of glass with little bumps on it can distinguish objects based on how they scatter light, removing the need for a camera or a…
Border Patrol Union Tells ACLU ‘Go to Hell,’ Urges Votes for Pro-Border Candidates
By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square) After another clash with foreign nationals illegally entering the U.S., the union representing Border Patrol agents is urging Americans to vote on Nov. 8…
Probe Launched Into Homeland Security’s ‘Taxpayer-Funded Censorship Campaign’
By Casey Harper (The Center Square) House Oversight Committee Republicans are kicking off an investigation into what they they called a “taxpayer-funded censorship campaign” at the Department of Homeland Security.…